Lessons in Life, Love and Healing

"Not all pain shows up on a scan, but it still lives in the body until we help it move." - Glenn S. Cohen - #CenterForNI Pain, what Is Real Pain? I’m not talking about the kind of pain caused by a cut, a broken bone, or a failing organ. Not the pain that shows up on an X-ray, an MRI, or gets diagnosed in a sterile exam room or the ER. The pain I’m talking about can’t be stitched up, prescribed awa...

There’s something sacred about realizing that your healing journey isn’t just about fixing what feels broken, it’s about reclaiming what was always yours. Volume 1 of Neurological Intelligence may feel like med school for your soul. You start to learn the blueprint of your nervous system, how your past shaped you, and how unresolved memories still live inside you. In Volume 2, you’re in residency,...

"You don’t heal by thinking your way out, you heal by feeling your way home." — Glenn S. Cohen #CenterForNI There’s a sacred moment when the pain becomes too loud to ignore. I know that space, where sadness, confusion, and frustration swirl together like fog. Maybe you do too. That moment isn’t the end. It’s the invitation. The invitation to do the work, to learn, stretch, heal, and grow. To choos...

“The nervous system remembers what the heart tries to forget, but healing begins when we stop running and start listening.” - Glenn S. Cohen I recently caught a Mel Robbins podcast featuring Dr. Gabor Maté, and wow, it hit me right in the heart. As he spoke about trauma and the nervous system, I felt this deep yes inside. His words echoed so much of what I’ve lived, and what I teach through Neurol...

“Triggers aren’t proof that something is wrong with you, They’re wounds from the past that’s ready to be healed with loving kindness and compassion.” - Glenn S. Cohen - #CenterForNI As a child, I absorbed more energy than I ever consciously realized and my unconscious mind was quietly recording everything, every smirk, every silence, every unpredictable mood, every moment of shame and pain. Those...

“Your nervous system doesn’t care about the story, it responds to the signal. And when the signal hits 10, a 10 is a 10 and nothing else matters.” — Glenn S. Cohen #CenterForNI I used to think trauma had to be something dramatic, like abuse or disaster to matter. But I’ve learned our nervous system doesn’t judge experiences by storylines. It reacts to activation. That’s where Neurological Intellig...

“The challenging periods of life are trying to teach us to listen and trust ourselves and rise up to reclaim our freedom to experience peace, joy and love.” - Glenn S. Cohen On March 7, 2025, I posted this quote: “If you want something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.” When I read those words, they didn’t just speak to me, they vibrated through my entire body. It was like...

"Healing doesn’t happen all at once— it unfolds every time we choose to meet ourselves more honestly than we did yesterday." Over the last twenty years and even more so recently, I’ve come to realize the true hero’s journey doesn’t start with a plane ticket, a breakthrough moment, or a perfect plan. It begins inside, quietly, often painfully with the decision to listen and take action. Back in 200...

“Sometimes, heartbreak isn’t the end. It’s the invitation to love in the way we always wished someone would love us.” - Glenn S. Cohen As many of you know, I’ve been on a long, soulful journey of healing and awakening. Most recently, that journey took an unexpected turn, one that cracked me wide open. The end of a committed love relationship stirred something profound in me. Oh it hurt, a lot, but...

“Sometimes, heartbreak isn’t the end. It’s the invitation to love in the way we always wished someone would love us.” - Glenn S. Cohen As many of you know, I’ve been on a long, soulful journey of healing and awakening. Most recently, that journey took an unexpected turn, one that cracked me wide open. The end of a committed love relationship stirred something profound in me. Oh it hurt, a lot, but...

"Real love doesn’t rescue us from our wounds — it reveals them so we can finally heal together.” - Glenn S. Cohen I’ve experienced this in my own life and in my practice: couples who once shared blissful adventures and deep emotional connection now sit on opposite ends of the couch, arms folded, eyes tired from crying, withdrawing and fighting. They look at each other not with longing—but with bla...

“Healing doesn’t happen all at once— it happens every time we choose presence over the patterns that once defined us.” – Glenn S. Cohen For over twenty years, I’ve been on a deep personal-development journey—and if I’ve learned anything, it’s this: true healing begins within. Back in 2003, I was stuck in a loop of negativity and conflict that had followed me from childhood into adulthood. I devour...

"Life holds up mirrors—not to judge us, but to help us see what we’re ready to transform." - Glenn S. Cohen I had a wonderful session recently with an amazing young woman I’ve been working with for a few months. We’ve been exploring some of the personal challenges she’s been facing. Whether I’m meeting with clients in person, on Zoom, or FaceTime, I always start our session with the same simple qu...

“Sometimes your heart has to break to reveal the love you’ve been missing all along —and that’s when true healing begins.” - Glenn S. Cohen In the introduction of my book, Neurological Intelligence – Volume 1 , I share snippets of my story—how I was neurologically wounded in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. I describe falling into a deep, dark abyss between 1998 and 2003—a time that prompted...